Michael Meyers is Stalking Archie Comics Characters in Fun New Art By Matt Talbot
I’ve got a couple of great pieces of art for you to check out today that feature Michael Meyers from the Halloween franchise, stalking characters from Archie Comics. Those characters include Sabrina Spellman, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, and the black cat Salem.
The art was created by artist Matt Talbot for the upcoming horror convention celebrating the 45th anniversary of John Carpenter’s Halloween, H45: 45 Years of Terror, happening from September 29th to October 1st at the Pasadena Convention Center.
The prints for this art will be available to buy at the event. Here’s what Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater had to say about the prints:
“When we launched the Archie Horror line of comics ten years ago, we knew there was a strong bond between Archie fans and horror fans — both are such integral parts of American pop culture, with beloved tropes and iconic characters. And it’s hard to think of a more iconic character in horror than The Shape himself, Michael Myers. Working with our partners at Trancas International Films and Compass International Pictures to have Michael menace our own final girls — Betty, Veronica, and Sabrina — is a dream come true for all of us at Archie Comics.”
Archie Comics’ Senior Director of Editorial Jamie L. Rotante added:
“A huge thank you to the fine folks at Trancas International Films and Compass International Pictures for allowing us to make this a reality; it’s an absolute honor and honestly surreal to see this blending of worlds, and recreating the classic Sabrina the Teenage Witch cover with The Shape is absolute perfection. We’re so grateful to work with a talent like artist Matt Talbot, who brought these wild fantasies to vivid, gorgeous life, and we’re excited to make our first-ever horror convention debut at H45. Archie Horror is ready to cement its place in the horror community.”
Artist Matt Talbot had this to say about the creation process:
“Every so often, if you’re really fortunate, a dream project comes along—and this was one of those times. The Archie gang… meeting up with Michael Myers? When I was asked if I was up for drawing what that might look like, I couldn’t say ‘yes’ fast enough.
“Working on this with the team at Archie was so much fun. We pushed ideas back and forth, I worked up a few sketches, and we chose two of them to bring to life. I love that we ended up with one piece paying homage to an iconic scene from Halloween, and another paying homage to an equally iconic Archie comic cover.
“Archie Horror and Halloween are two of my very favorite spooky things—and the chance to not only see them together, but draw them together? It doesn’t get any better than that!”
These two prints will be available exclusively at H45: 45 Years of Terror from September 29th – October 1st at the Pasadena Convention Center.
Source: Bloody-Disgusting